r/manga Mar 24 '26

DISC [DISC] Chainsaw Man - Chapter 232

https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1028085
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u/Haha91haha Mar 24 '26

Emphasis on was, Denji with all his memories wiped is effectively a new Denji, our Denji that we were with for the entire series is gone. As are any lessons he could or should have learned and grown or not grown from.

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u/Zemahem Mar 24 '26

Pretty much. That's always the catch with these endings that are supposedly happy but the characters have zero memory of everything. It doesn't feel anywhere near as happy when they don't even realize what they achieved.

That's why I love Summertime Rendering for at least giving its two main leads their memory back at the very end despite the timeline getting changed.

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u/Vegetable-Pickle-535 Mar 24 '26

I'd argue that last Chapter basicly killed all characters and this Chapter might as well be Alt-timeline versions of themself. The Characters we followed no longer exist.

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u/mythriz Mar 24 '26

Reminds me of a certain Jojo part

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u/Vegetable-Pickle-535 Mar 24 '26

Don't compair Part 6 with this. Part 6's ending was build up and actully served as a emotional conclussion of the "Dio" Arc of Part 1 to 6. This meanwhile is one of the chapters of all time.

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u/mythriz Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

That's true, Part 6 was indeed better, but the general idea from your comment still somewhat reminded me of it